AN elderly woman has been injured after being run over by a mobility scooter in Centro Mall at Goulburn yesterday.
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At about 3:50pm, the 81-year-old woman was standing on a travelator inside the shopping centre when she was struck by the scooter being ridden by a 46-year-old man.
Police have been told a man was riding the mobility scooter when he collided with the rear of the woman, knocking her to the ground and running over her leg.
NSW Ambulance Paramedics attended the scene and took the woman to Goulburn Base Hospital with a fractured right leg. She was later transferred to Bowral Hospital to undergo surgery.
Police from Goulburn Local Area Command are investigating the incident and have seized the mobility scooter for examination.
The man who was riding the scooter will be spoken to by police in the coming days.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.